To be honest, the number of clothes doesn't matter. In fact, there's nothing inherently wrong with owning clothes. Clothes play an important role in our lives. However, this idea that by having more we'll gain more must be put to rest.

Being an eco-minimalist style maven means not only choosing materials that are fairly traded and sweatshop free, but also choosing well made apparel that needn't be replaced often, as well as retooling what you already own.

This post isn't meant to claim moral superiority, to set hard and fast rules about shopping or to shame anyone who uses a capsule wardrobe. It's to admit my own self-centered thinking about my wardrobe and to encourage everyone, including me, to shop more intentionally.